India is the largest democracy in the world. Indian Polity refers to the framework and functioning of the political system in India, which operates as a federal parliamentary democracy. The Indian Constitution, adopted on 26th November 1950, is the cornerstone of this system, outlining the structure of government, the division of powers, and the rights of citizens. It establishes a balance between a strong central government and state autonomy. Here are the 50 Gk MCQs about Indian Polity with answers.
Q.1) In India, the concept of single citizenship is adopted from which country?
A) England
B) U.S.A.
C) Canada
D) France
Answer: A) England
Q.2) A federal structure for India was first put forward by which Act?
A) The Government of India Act of 1909
B) The Government of India Act of 1919
C) The Government of India Act of 1935
D) The Government of India Act of 1947
Answer: C) The Government of India Act of 1935
Q.3) The Drafting of the Constitution was adopted on?
A) 26th January, 1950
B) 26th December, 1949
C) 26th November, 1949
D) 30th November, 1949
Answer: C) 26th November, 1949
Q.4) Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly?
A) Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
B) Sardar Patel
C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
D) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Answer: C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Q.5) Public Order as an item in the Constitution figures in?
A) The Union List
B) The State List
C) The Concurrent List
D) The Residuary Powers
Answer: B) The State List
Q.6) Which States of India has the highest number of seats in the Lok Sabha?
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Rajasthan
C) Tamil Nadu
D) West Bengal
Answer: A) Uttar Pradesh
Q.7) Who was the first Chairman of Indian Constitution’s Drafting Committee?
A) B L Mitter
B) Madhav Rao
C) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
D) T.T. Krishnamachari
Answer: C) Dr B R Ambedkar
Q.8) Where in the Indian Constitution has “Economic Justice” been provided as one of the objectives?
A) Mental Rights
B) Directive Principles
C) Fundamental Rights
D) Fundamental Rights and
Answer: B) Directive Principles
Q.9) Which Amendment Act is known as the “Mini Constitution” of India?
A) 24th Amendment
B) 42nd Amendment
C) 44th Amendment
D) 52nd Amendment
Answer: B) 42nd Amendment
Q.10) In which schedule of the Indian Constitution powers of panchayats are stated?
A) 8th Schedule
B) 9th Schedule
C) 1 0th Schedule
D) 11th Schedule
Answer: D) 11th Schedule
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Q.11) The Directive Principles of State Policy was adopted from the Constitution of which country?
A) British Constitution
B) Swiss Constitution
C) U.S. Constitution
D) Irish Constitution
Answer: D) Irish Constitution
Q.12) Which part of the Indian Constitution deals with the Fundamental Rights?
A) Part II
B) Part III
C) Part IV
D) Part V
Answer: D) Part III
Q.13) Fundamental Duties were added to the Indian Constitution in which Part?
A) Four
B) Five
C) Two
D) Three
Answer: A) Four
Q.14) Which of the following is not a type of emergency mentioned in the Constitution?
A) National Emergency
B) State Emergency
C) Financial Emergency
D) Constitutional Emergency
Answer: D) Constitutional Emergency
Q.15) How many Fundamental Rights were granted initially?
A) Six
B) Seven
C) Four
D) Five
Answer: B) Seven
Q.16) The system of Judicial Review borrowed from which country?
A) Canada
B) Ireland
C) France
D) USA
Answer: D) U.S.A
Q.17) In which year zero hour introduced in the parliamentary affairs in India?
A) 1952
B) 1962
C) 1972
D) 1982
Answer: B) 1962
Q.18) What is the maximum time interval permissible between two successive sessions of the Parliament?
A) Four Months
B) Six Months
C) Eight Months
D) Nine Months
Answer: B) Six Months
Q.19) In case the President wishes to resign, to whom he is to address his resignation letter?
A) Chief Justice of India
B) Secretary of Lok Sabha
C) Vice-President
D) Prime Minister
Answer: C) Vice-President
Q.20) The president of India can nominate how many members from the Anglo-Indian community to the Lok Sabha?
A) Two
B) Five
C) Ten
D) Twelve
Answer: A) Two
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Q.21) Who decides the salary of the Members of Parliament?
A) The Parliament
B) The Central Cabinet
C) The President
D) The Speaker
Answer: A) The Parliament
Q.22) Who held the office of the Vice President of India for two full terms?
A) S. Radhakrishnan
B) V.V. Giri
C) B.D. Jatti
D) M. Hidayatullah
Answer: A) S. Radhakrishnan
Q.23) Which Amendment Acts admitted Sikkim into the Union of India?
A) 35th
B) 36th
C) 37th
D) 38th
Answer: B) 36th Amendment Acts
Q.24) Under which article the president of India can be removed by the process of impeachment?
A) Article 79
B) Article 76
C) Article 57
D) Article 61
Answer: D) Article 61
Q.25) Which article provides for the imposition of President’s Rule in a state?
A) Article 352
B) Article 356
C) Article 360
D) Article 368
Answer: B) Article 356
Q.26) Who acts as the channel of communication between the President and the Council Ministers?
A) Chairman of Rajya Sabha
B) Speaker of Lok Sabha
C) Vice-President
D) Prime Minister
Answer: D) Prime Minister
Q.27) The term of member of Rajya Sabha is?
A) Five years
B) Six years
C) The same as that of Lok Sabha
D) Two years
Answer: B) Six years
Q.28) Who was the first Finance Minister of independent India?
A) R K. Shanmukham Chetty
B) Liaquat Ali Khan
C) John Mathai
D) Satya Narayan Sinha
Answer: A) R K. Shanmukham Chetty
Q.29) Who presides over the sitting of the House of People?
A) The Vice Present
B) The Chief Justice of India
C) The Speaker
D) The President
Answer: C) The Speaker
Q.30) In which year, the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act 1992 was assented by the President?
A) 1990
B) 1991
C) 1993
D) 1994
Answer: C) 1993
Q.31) In which year, Ashok Mehta Committee was appointed to review the working of Panchayati Raj institution?
A) 1977
B) 1978
C) 1979
D) 1980
Answer: A) 1977
Q.32) Which of the following state of India is not included in Capital Region Planning Council?
A) Rajasthan
B) Haryana
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Madhya Pradesh
Answer: D) Madhya Pradesh
Q.33) Who was the first woman Governor of an Indian state?
A) Sarojini Naidu
B) Indira Gandhi
C) Vijayalakshmi Pandit
D) Sucheta Kriplani
Answer: A) Sarojini Naidu
Q.34) In which year the name of the Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands was changed, to Lakshadweep by an act of parliament?
A) 1973
B) 1970
C) 1971
D) 1972
Answer: A) 1973
Q.35) Which Committee appointed in 1977 to review working of the Panchayati Raj was chaired by?
A) Balwant Rai Mehta
B) Ashok Mehta
C) K. N. Katju
D) Jagjivan Ram
Answer: B) Ashok Mehta
Q.36) The Balwant Rai Mehta Committee was associated with?
A) Industrial Policy
B) Banking Reforms
C) Panchayati Raj
D) Centre-State relations
Answer: C) Panchayati Raj
Q.37) In which year the Fundamental Duties incorporated in the Constitution?
A) 1975
B) 1976
C) 1977
D) 1979
Answer: B) 1976
Q.38) Who has the right to transfer any case anywhere in India?
A) President
B) Supreme Court
C) High Court
D) None of these
Answer: B) Supreme Court
Q.39) Who is the final authority to interpret the Constitution?
A) The President
B) The Parliament
C) The Lok Sabha
D) The Supreme Court
Answer: D) The Supreme Court
Q.40) Who was the chairman of the drafting committee of the Constituent Assembly?
A) J. L. Nehru
B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
C) B.R. Ambedkar
D) K.M.Munshi
Answer: C) B.R. Ambedkar
Q.41) How many members of the constituent assembly signed the Constitution of India?
A) 284
B) 294
C) 274
D) 244
Answer: A) 284
Q.42) Who was the permanent president of Constituent Assembly?
A) Dr. Ambedkar
B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
C) K.M. munshi
D) J.L. Nehru
Answer: B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Q.43) Who among the following was not a member of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution of India?
A) B. R. Ambedkar
B) K. M. Munshi
C) Krishnaswamy Iyer
D) M. K Gandhi
Answer: D) M. K Gandhi
Q.44) Which body is responsible for the conduct of elections in India?
A) Parliament
B) Supreme Court
C) Election Commission of India
D) Ministry of Law and Justice
Answer: C) Election Commission of India
Q.45) In which year was the Planning Commission of India established?
A) 1947
B) 1950
C) 1951
D) 1952
Answer: B) 1950
Q.46) Which Article of the Indian Constitution guarantees the Right to Equality?
A) Article 14
B) Article 19
C) Article 21
D) Article 32
Answer: A) Article 14
Q.47 Who is the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces in India?
A) Prime Minister
B) President
C) Defence Minister
D) Chief of Defence Staff
Answer: B) President
Q.48) What is the minimum age required to become the Prime Minister of India?
A) 25 years
B) 30 years
C) 35 years
D) 40 years
Answer: A) 25 years
Q.49) Who framed the Constitution of India?
A) Planning Commission
B) Constituent Assembly
C) President
D) Working Committee
Answer: B) Constituent Assembly
Q.50) Which schedules deals with the division of powers between union and states?
A) Fourth Schedule
B) Sixth Schedule
C) Seventh Schedule
D) Ninth Schedule
Answer: C) Seventh Schedule
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